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<p>In this paper, the authors have discussed the subject of fire and explosion hazards during the operation of a modern ship's high-power internal combustion engines. The causes of the occurrence of and the methods of preventing explosions in the starting manifolds of modern piston combustion engines equipped with a pneumatic starting system, with starting valves on the cylinder heads, have been specified. The concept of an active system for monitoring the technical condition of the starting valves has been presented in order to quickly diagnose leakages and reduce the risk of explosion. A conceptual design of a prototype of a non-invasive, new generation leak detector for starting valves and its technical design have been presented. Exemplary implementations of the prototype detector have been shown and its selected functionalities have been discussed. This paper has ended with an assessment of the possibility of further development and the applications of this device.</p>
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In this paper, the authors have discussed the subject of fire and explosion hazards during the operation of a modern ship's high-power internal combustion engines. The causes of the occurrence of and the methods of preventing explosions in the starting manifolds of modern piston combustion engines equipped with a pneumatic starting system, with starting valves on the cylinder heads, have been specified. The concept of an active system for monitoring the technical condition of the starting valves has been presented in order to quickly diagnose leakages and reduce the risk of explosion. A conceptual design of a prototype of a non-invasive, new generation leak detector for starting valves and its technical design have been presented. Exemplary implementations of the prototype detector have been shown and its selected functionalities have been discussed. This paper has ended with an assessment of the possibility of further development and the applications of this device.

The Development of an Explosion Protection System in the Starting Air Manifold of a High Power Engine

System Safety: Human - Technical Facility - Environment

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In this paper, the authors have discussed the subject of fire and explosion hazards during the operation of a modern ship's high-power internal combustion...

The Development of an Explosion Protection System in the Starting Air Manifold of a High Power Engine

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 26 - 34

Received: Nov 27, 2018

Accepted: Dec 31, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2019-0004

Keywords
explosion protection, leakage detector for starting valves, machine diagnostics, engine explosions, active monitoring system

© 2019 Leszek Chybowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Development of an Explosion Protection System in the Starting Air Manifold of a High Power Engine

Published Online: Mar 28, 2019

Page range: 26 - 34

Received: Nov 27, 2018

Accepted: Dec 31, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2019-0004

Keywordsexplosion protection, leakage detector for starting valves, machine diagnostics, engine explosions, active monitoring system

© 2019 Leszek Chybowski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
explosion protection, leakage detector for starting valves, machine diagnostics, engine explosions, active monitoring system